Rear Strut Installation

Install the rear strut with upper nut-to-body and rear seat. Refer to SPLIT REAR SEATBACK INSTALLATION .
Tighten:

Tighten the rear strut upper nuts-to-body to 50 N.m (37 lb-ft).
Install the rear strut with lower nut-to-knuckle.
Tighten:

Tighten the rear strut lower nuts-to-knuckle to 90 N.m (66 lb-ft).

Fig 1: Identifying Rear Strut Upper Nut-To-Body
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